Patterson, Buchanan County, Virginia

Patterson, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Patterson Community Center
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Coordinates: 37°15′52″N 81°58′33″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buchanan
Elevation	1,516 ft (462 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	276
GNIS feature ID	1497077[1]

Patterson is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Patterson is located on State Route 641 6.8 miles (10.9 km) east of Grundy. Patterson had a post office from September 11, 1936, to July 27, 1991.^[2]

The Patterson post office was established in 1936.^[3] The community was named for the Patterson brothers.^[4]

References

1. "Patterson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
3. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
4. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.